Arguably, the Greenbird doesn’t look anything like a car—people describe it as a “very high performance sailboat.” But while most wind-powered cars use large sails, Jenkins decided to use a solid wing, so that wind could sweep over it and propel the 1,300 pound car into motion. To offset the resulting lift, Jenkins added smaller wings to keep the car on the ground.

Jenkins spent a decade developing the model—and finally succeeded on his fifth try. The vehicle’s mainframe is made of a carbon fiber composite, with metal bearings used for the wing and the wheel. He was a happy man last week when he drove his car on a dry lakebed near Las Vegas, and the 30 mph winds powered the car for two miles at more than 120 mph.

Move over hybrid cars! Here comes the first wind-powered car! LOL. This idea is great, no doubt. But its feasibility and sustainability are quite questionable. But I expect to see more of these cars in the years to come.